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CIT4©F Agenda Section: 11 ,B REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION nllfo, V N Report Number: 96-1604C OUN]DS�VV Report Date: 2-8-96 STAFF REPORT Council Action: February 12, 1996 0 Special Order of Business r"tr•Partne�s��QS . CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE 0 Public Hearings 0 Consent Agenda Council Business Item Description: Consideration of Adopting of Ordinance No. 572 Amending the Municipal Code of Mounds View by A mendi g Chapter 1005 entitled "T-Tnusing Code" Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) UMMARY; At the February Work Session, Council discussed the proposed changes of Chapter 1005, entitled "Housing Code," of the Municipal Code. Staff was directed to prepare the necessary documentation for the February 12, 1996 meeting. Attached is the revised Housing Code, Chapter 1005 of the Municipal Code for your consideration. The main changes being proposed are to establish occupancy standards, require compliance with the Housing Code prior to issuance of certificate of registration, and defining hazards and giving closure to the . ' "'inspection process. The first change proposed in the Ordinance is to establish occupancy standards based on square footage requirements as required by the Uniform Building Code. Up until now, the Department of Housing and Urban Development required a maximum occupancy of two person per bedrooms. Because it was found to be unconstitutional to restrict the number of occupants in a dwelling unit, HUD has abolished their current occupancy standards. Individual municipalities may establish occupancy standards based on square footage requirements. This change is reflected in Section 1005.09, Subdivision 8. The second change proposed is to require inspections to be conducted prior to issuance of a Multiple Dwelling Registration. Currently, the all multiple dwellings are issued licenses by April 1. With this change, registration certificates will be issued upon compliance with the Housing Code. The third change proposed addresses the correction of immediate hazards stating that no occupancy shall be permitted if an immediate hazard exists (immediate hazards are listed in Section 1005.14, Subdivision 4). This would allow the City to require that any hazards listed in this section be corrected immediately (or within a time specified by the City). If repairs are not completed within this specified time, the City would be authorized to make the repairs and assess the costs to the property. • RECOMMENDATION; Motion to waive the reading and formally introduce Ordinance No. 572 with modifications as Council deems necessary.